All Posts Tagged With: "FSB"

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Russian Terror Victims Ask for Truth

Two victims of apartment bombings that shook Russia in 1999 have appealed to President Dmitri Medvedev to mount an open, independent investigation.

May 31, 2008 | Continued
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A Record Harvest of Spies

Yulia Latynina writes an insightful piece on the recent spate of espionage cases in Russia, wondering at the capability of a law enforcement agency that can readily expose presumed infiltrators, but can’t even solve simple domestic crimes.

Apr 2, 2008 | Continued
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An Open Letter to the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia

An open letter to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) from a series of prominent journalists, questioning the actions taken against Natalya Morar. Morar, a fiery investigative journalist, has been barred without explanation from entering Russia.

Mar 1, 2008 | Continued
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Opposition Activist Revealed as FSB Agent

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has broken the law by infiltrating the United Civil Front party with a paid informant.

Feb 22, 2008 | Continued
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Russian Immigration Agency Knew Nothing About Morar’s Deportation

Konstantin Romodanovsky, the director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service, doesn’t know why journalist Natalya Morar was expelled from the country . He indicated that the FSB was likely the reason, and told journalists to “read between the lines” and “listen between the words.”

Dec 19, 2007 | Continued
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Investigative Journalist Barred From Returning to Moscow

Natalya Morar, a reporter for “The New Times” magazine, has been blocked from entering Russia by a statute used for guaranteeing safety of the State. She had recently published an article exposing the Kremlin’s manipulations in the December 2nd State Duma elections.

Dec 17, 2007 | Continued
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Kasparov on His FSB Interrogation

On April 20th, Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who is one of the most visible leaders of The Other Russia, was taken to the local Moscow office of the FSB for questioning. This was done at the request of the Attorney General’s office, which said it wanted to investigate whether some of Kasparov’s […]

Apr 23, 2007 | Continued